MTN South Africa has appointed Tumi Chamayou as the Chief Enterprise Business Officer and Ernest Galelekile as the Executive for Channels in Commercial Operations. Chamayou's appointment will become effective on October 1, while Galelekile assumed his role on September 1, 2023.
Chamayou currently holds the position of group executive for MTN's Enterprise Business Unit. She initially joined the team in 2018 as the general manager for large enterprise sales. Before her tenure at MTN, Chamayou worked as a management consultant at Egon Zehnder, specializing in technology and telecommunications, private equity, and family business advisory services. She also served as vice president at Ericsson Sub-Saharan Africa, overseeing operations in 43 countries in the region. During her ten years at Ericsson, Chamayou held various global and regional roles, including leadership positions in business and network consulting services in West Africa and business advisory services for Sub-Saharan Africa. She also led the consulting and system integrator business for Eastern & Central Europe, with responsibilities spanning Scandinavia, Russia, and CIS countries.
Ernest Galelekile has previously held various leadership roles within MTN Group and MTN South Africa. In his role as Executive for Channels in Commercial Operations, Galelekile will be responsible for the strategic development and management of distribution channels across the organization. His extensive experience includes serving as the general manager of KwaZulu-Natal regional operations and holding key positions at Nedbank, SAB Miller, and Unilever.
